综合英语教程2

章节摘录

　　During the American Revolutionary war， the city was targeted by the British， who sent a massive war fleet into New York harbor in June to July of 1776. In late August， the British soundly defeated the revolutionary army in the Battle of Long Island. The British maintained control of New York Harbor until the end of the war.　　After the United States won independence， New York was briefly the new US capital， and the first president， George Washington， was inaugurated there in 1789. But the capital was transferred to Philadelphia the following year and eventually to Washington， D.C. In 1825， with the opening of the Erie Canal， which connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes and opened shipping to the Midwest， New York became the premier American port on the Atlantic coast. Within 15 years， the city's population more than doubled. Over the next century， the city continued to grow， easily becoming the largest city in the New World.　　In 1898， New York expanded beyond Manhattan Island when what became known as "Consolidation" was instituted. In one-moment， New York City more than doubled its size and population by incorporating the boroughs of the Br　　nx， Queens， Brooklyn， and Staten Island. Before this historic transition， Brooklyn itself was already one of the largest cities in the country. This binding together of millions of New Yorkers was further strengthened six years later in 1904 with the opening of the New York City Subway， which made it possible to traverse the city with relative ease. 　　……

书籍目录

Unit 1  The Snake BiteUnit 2  He Was My FatherUnit 3  Understanding Your OwnerUnit 4  Water CycleUnit 5  Is My Team PloughingUnit 6  FootballUnit 7  The English CountrysideUnit 8  Beauty and CareerUnit 9  Secret Messages to OurselvesUnit 10  The Life Story of an Ancient Chinese PoetUnit 11  Teenager's NightmareUnit 12  Have You Seen the Tree?Unit 13  One of These DaysUnit 14  New York CityUnit 15  The Ageing Population附录：Key to Phonetic Symbols

作者简介

《普通高等教育"十一五"国家级规划教材:综合英语教程2(学生用书)(第3版)》为教育部委托编写的普通高等教育“九五”国家级重点教材出版项目，是为我国高等学校英语专业学生编写的一本面向21世纪的英语专业基础教材，也可供教育学院和社会自学者使用。《普通高等教育"十一五"国家级规划教材:综合英语教程2(学生用书)(第3版)》是《综合英语教程》学习用书第二册，全书共15个单元，每单元由三大部分组成：听说训练、阅读理解和语言操练以及扩展性练习。

 综合英语教程2下载